Our history
From humble beginnings in the 1980s, Hawkins has evolved and grown into the leading company for forensic root cause analysis, expert witness services and engineering services to global insurance, legal and commercial sectors.
We are incredibly proud of both our heritage and our dedication to the same core principles, on which we were founded over 40 years ago. This sets our standard as we continue to expand our range of services and expertise to our clients.
1980
R B Hawkins & Associates Limited founded in Cambridge

1986
Manchester Office Opens

1988
Bristol Office Opens

2000
Hawkins becomes employee owned and the London office opens

2003
Birmingham Office Opens

2005
Leeds Office Opens

2006
Reigate Office Opens

2008
Glasgow Office Opens

2014
Dubai Office Opens

2016
Hawkins acquires HFS Asia and the Hong Kong and Singapore offices open

2024
Belfast Office Opens

2024
Dublin Office Opens

2025
Hawkins Acquires cost consultants A Lamb Associates and its subsidiary Morham + Brotchie

Latest News
James Clarke recently presented to Suffolk Fire and Rescue, on the fire safety design and construction of external walls in multi storey buildings.
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Hawkins Materials experts received training on how to use an X-Ray Fluorescence machine. This helps our experts to identify unknown substances, contaminants and metal compositions quickly and accurately.
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Civil and Structural Engineer Yang Dang recently presented a webinar on structural failures to AICLA members
Upcoming Events
Contamination & its Role in Causing Degradation of Metals
In this presentation, Dr Philippa Moore looks at three common alloys, as well as common chemicals that can cause them to crack and prematurely fail,....
A Scientific Approach to the Problem of Post-Incident Recovery
Forensic Chemistry Expert Ed Hammersley will talk about different types of contamination, their sources, and how they are detected and....